Maria Bruzzone Giraldez, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department:
MD-NEUROLOGY-EPILEPSY
Business Phone:
(352) 273-5550
Business Email:
mariabruzzonegir@ufl.edu
About Maria Bruzzone Giraldez
Dr. Maria Bruzzone is an Epileptologist at the University of Florida. She earned her medical degree from the Universidad de la República in Uruguay. She later completed her neurology residency at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, in 2016. After her residency, she pursued fellowship training in Neurophysiology and Epilepsy at the University of Chicago Medical Center, finishing in 2017. She also holds a Master of Science in Clinical Research from the Medical University of South Carolina. She currently serves as an Associate Professor of Neurology.
Accomplishments
Elected member
2024
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Alpha Omega Alpha
Emerging Leaders Program
2023
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American Academy of Neurology
Fellow
2023
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American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
Teaching Award for excellence in teaching
2022
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University Of Florida College of Medicine
Clinical Teacher of the Year Award
2022
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University of Florida,
Health Care Equity Program
2022
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American Academy of Neurology
Teaching Award for excellence in teaching
2020
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University Of Florida College of Medicine
TRANSCENDS (Training in Research for Academic Neurologists to Sustain Careers and Enhance the Numbers of Diverse Scholars program
2019-2021
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American Academy of Neurology
EPIPORT (EPILEPSY-PATIENT ORIENTED RESEARCH TRAINING) program award
2016-2017
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American Epilepsy Society
American Epilepsy Society fellows program award
2016
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American Epilepsy Society
Award for best quality assurance project
2015
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Loyola Medical Center
Neurologist in training clinical ethics elective
2015
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American Academy of Neurology
Internal Medicine National Award
2014
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Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay
Research fellowship for young researchers.
2009
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Universidad de la Republica
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2021
PAS5020 Intro to Medicine 2
2021
MDC7800 Neurology Clerkship
2023-2024
BMS6020 Clinical Neuroscience
Teaching Philosophy
Dr. Bruzzone leads the ICU-EEG Fellowship program, a one-year fellowship that is not accredited by the ACGME. The program is designed to provide specialized training for healthcare professionals interested in advanced EEG monitoring within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) setting. Through this fellowship, participants gain comprehensive experience in the use of EEG for the diagnosis and management of critically ill patients, focusing on detecting and treating seizures, encephalopathy, and other neurological disorders in the ICU. The program prepares fellows to become experts in ICU-EEG, equipping them with the skills needed to improve patient outcomes in this highly specialized area of neurocritical care.
Board Certifications
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EpilepsyABPN
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NeurologyABPN
Clinical Profile
Dr. Bruzzone is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for patients with epilepsy and seizures. This commitment is evident in the two specialized clinics she established and currently oversees: the adult Precision Ketogenic Therapy clinic and the Post-Acute Symptomatic Seizure clinic.
Specialties
- Neurology
Areas of Interest
- Epilepsy
- Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
Research Profile
Dr. Bruzzone serves as the Director of Research for the Epilepsy division at the University of Florida. Her research interests focus on Precision Ketogenic Therapy for drug-resistant epilepsies, utilizing EEG as a biomarker for postoperative and ICU-related delirium, and the long-term management of acute symptomatic seizures.
Publications
Academic Articles
2024
Electroencephalographic Measures of Delirium in the Perioperative Setting: A Systematic Review.
Anesthesia and analgesia.
140(5):1127-1139
[DOI] 10.1213/ANE.0000000000007079.
[PMID] 39088366.
2024
Epilepsy Care in Latin America and the Caribbean: Overcoming Challenges and Embracing Opportunities.
Seminars in neurology.
44(2):130-146
[DOI] 10.1055/s-0044-1782616.
[PMID] 38537703.
2023
Association of Serum Pyridoxal Phosphate Levels with Established Status Epilepticus.
Neurocritical care.
38(1):41-51
[DOI] 10.1007/s12028-022-01579-z.
[PMID] 36071331.
2023
Electroencephalography as a Biomarker of Prognosis in Acute Brain Injury
Seminars in Neurology.
43(05):675-688
[DOI] 10.1055/s-0043-1775816.
2023
Identification and classification of pathology and artifacts for human intracranial cognitive research.
NeuroImage.
270
[DOI] 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.119961.
[PMID] 36848970.
2023
Use of therapeutic drug monitoring to characterize cefepime-related neurotoxicity
Pharmacotherapy.
43(1):6-14
2023
Utilization of the ketogenic diet for adults with status epilepticus.
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B.
144
[DOI] 10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109279.
[PMID] 37271018.
2022
Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Cefepime.
Clinical pharmacokinetics.
61(7):929-953
[DOI] 10.1007/s40262-022-01137-y.
[PMID] 35764774.
2022
Hippocampal spikes have heterogeneous scalp EEG correlates important for defining IEDs.
Epilepsy research.
182
[DOI] 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2022.106914.
[PMID] 35367692.
2022
Pregabalin for Recurrent Seizures in Critical Illness: A Promising Adjunctive Therapy, Especially for cyclic Seizures.
Neurocritical care.
37(1):140-148
[DOI] 10.1007/s12028-022-01459-6.
[PMID] 35217998.
2021
Electric Fence Artifact on Ambulatory EEG and Review of Common EEG Electrical Artifacts.
The Neurodiagnostic journal.
61(3):150-156
[DOI] 10.1080/21646821.2021.1959217.
[PMID] 34433008.
2021
Examination of Early CNS Symptoms and Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Multicenter Observational Case Series
Critical Care Explorations.
3(6)
[DOI] 10.1097/cce.0000000000000456.
2021
Post-COVID seizure: A new feature of “long-COVID”.
eNeurologicalSci.
23
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ensci.2021.100340.
[PMID] 33898792.
2020
Mortality in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: A wake-up call.
Neurology.
95(6):237-238
[DOI] 10.1212/WNL.0000000000009861.
[PMID] 32690793.
2020
Teaching NeuroImages: MRI abnormalities in frontal lobe seizures due to nonketotic hyperglycemia
Neurology.
95(7):e941-e942
[DOI] 10.1212/wnl.0000000000010109.
2019
An unusual case of posterior column myelopathy
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience.
62:218-219
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.12.012.
2018
Insights Into the Therapeutic Effect of Responsive Neurostimulation Assessed With Scalp EEG Recording
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology.
35(5):438-441
[DOI] 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000418.
2018
Stereotactic EEG-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
89(5):542-548
[DOI] 10.1136/jnnp-2017-316833.
2016
Teaching NeuroImages: Aphasia after infarction of the left pulvinar nucleus
Neurology.
87(8):e82-e82
[DOI] 10.1212/wnl.0000000000003003.
2015
Cumulative dose of hydroxychloroquine is associated with a decrease of resting heart rate in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a pilot study
Lupus.
24(11):1204-1209
[DOI] 10.1177/0961203315580870.
2015
Do Not Forget Susac Syndrome in Patients with Unexplained Acute Confusion
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases.
24(4):e93-e95
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.11.028.
Grants
Nov 2021
– Apr 2024
Preoperative sleep spindles and delirium in Alzheimer's Disease
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: ALZHEIMERS ASSO
Education
Neurophysiology/Epilepsy Fellowship
2016-2017
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University of Chicago
Neurology Residency
2012-2016
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Loyola University Medical Center
MD
2002-2010
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Universidad de la Republica, Facultad de Medicina
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 273-5550
Emails:
- Business:
- mariabruzzonegir@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100236
GAINESVILLE FL 32610